The Korean War, a war fought on an Asian peninsula involving superpowers testing their post-World War II might, ended 57 years ago Tuesday.
The armistice to end the three-year-long war was signed on July 27, 1953, and has been commemorated by proclamation of Gov. Jim Doyle in 2009 as Korean War Armistice Day in Wisconsin.
The state Department of Veterans Affairs asks the public to remember the sacrifices made by the military during the war, in which 132,000 Wisconsin service members served, with 729 losing their lives.
According to the DVA, over 50,000 Korean War veterans are living in Wisconsin today.
A veterans memorial was established in Plover to pay tribute to Wisconsinites who fought and died and those who are still listed as missing in action.
Overall, more than 37,000 Americans died during the three year conflict.
The Department of Defense started a three-year observance of the war on June 24 -- the 60th anniversary of the start of the war -- and will continue to July 27, 2013 to commemorate the end of the war.
